Masquerade

In the middle of all of the hectic stuff that's been going on recently, I've managed to get these four really cool paintings finished. I've spent every spare minute over the past week working on them, and I'm really happy with the way they've turned out.

These four new paintings are classified as Original Small Works of Art, or OSWOA™, and measure 4x6. These are the original watercolor illustrations, and will be signed and packaged in clear bags with a heavy acid free backing, and shipped to you in a heavy cardboard mailer. Shipping in the US is $6 and includes delivery confirmation and insurance.

Masquerade I

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4"x6" Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper

Masquerade II

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4"x6" Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper

Masquerade III

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4"x6" Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper

Masquerade IV

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4"x6" Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper

Thank you for looking!

Original paintings

I don't tend to list original paintings in my Etsy shop for several reasons, and have been trying to get my website built so that I can keep them all up there. In the meantime, I think I'm going to start listing original paintings for sale here in my blog.

You'll still be able to buy all of my other stuff in my Etsy store (prints, bookmarks, stickers, etc...) but I'll be working on listing all of my originals here over the next few weeks. I'll have a link where you will be able to find them all easily without having to search through the whole blog, and "buy it now" type buttons so that you can safely purchase through paypal.

I just finished four new paintings that I'll have up here tonight!

*edit* I tried all that mess out with paypal buttons, and it doesn't seem that blogger likes the code. So, I just listed them up on Etsy, and will get on the hubby to hurry and get the website put together so I don't have to mess with it any more!

One day, you will be mine

Oh Roland Stika, why are you so elusive?



I've been looking for a reasonably priced, used Roland Stika SX8 for months now, and the *one* I found on E-bay was bought out from under me before I could click the buy it now button. I was so excited, and then completely devastated :P

One day... one day that Stika will be mine, and I will be a vinyl cutting goddess.

Conventions are hard work

I spent several years in College working a Sci Fi Convention, as general help, Guest Relations, and then Director, and one thing is for sure, it's a LOT of work. I didn't realize how much work goes into getting ready for a convention as an artist though.

I'm really looking forward to Con DFW. I've almost got everything put together. Eventually I'll have time to get new artwork done, but the next six weeks will be crazy, so I'm afraid it's going to be sparse until the second half of March. I have four small ones I'm working on that I hope to finish soon. There's also a very large custom piece I'm working on that I may offer prints of.

Looking forward to a nice Valentines night with the hubby. He's due home in an hour, and the small one has made a huge mess of herself. I suppose I should start getting ready!

My other projects

I'm going to make an effort to blog here more often, and not just when I've got new artwork to share.

I've got a few other blog projects that I'm always working on. You can find links to all of them under my icon to the left. Almost all of my other blogs depend on the input of folks just like you!

Postcard Poetry
Postcard Poetry is my newest baby. At this point, there are no submissions posted (because it's brand new!) but the idea is to have anonymous artists, photographers and writers submit postcard sized artwork with poetry incorporated in the art. I'm really excited about this idea, and hope to have some new submissions to include.

Dark DIY
Dark DIY is where I compile gothy or alternative themed DIY tutorials that I find from around the web. All tutorials are used with permission from the original authors, and link to the original author's personal website when it's available. Right now there are lots of clothing and hair tutorials, but I'd love to include accessories, home decor, and other things like that.

Etsy Reviews
Etsy Reviews features an Etsy store every few days. I do an interview with the store owner, and write and article that gives a more in depth look at the artists behind their beautiful creations.

Now, on top of all four of these blogs I have to make sure to keep time to paint! I'm working on four small paintings right now that I fall more and more in love with every day I work on them. I hope to be able to share them with everyone soon!

Been busy!

I've been really busy recently. I'm trying to finish a large custom painting to ship out next week. For those in the DFW area, I'll have original art and prints available at the ConDFW art show Feb 22-24th. Unfortunately, I wont be there personally. My sister in law is getting married that weekend!

I've been blogging a lot recently. I've got two other blogs that I try to update often, and eventually I'll figure out a schedule so that I can keep up with everything. I'll put links up in the side bar for easy access.

I'm going to be working on some new Art Cards this week, so I should have new stuff to post next week.